Phrases that make you think about life: wise advice

Quotes about the meaning of life

It’s not always possible to put together your own words as smoothly, so the sayings of great people are passed down from generation to generation and do not lose their relevance, despite the fact that some of them are more than one century old.

Wise advice from Omar Khayyam

The aphorisms attributed to the pen of the eastern sage, poet, scientist and astrologer Omar Khayyam are almost a thousand years old. However, the deep meaning embedded in them made them truly immortal; they not only did not lose their relevance, but, on the contrary, acquired a new meaning.

Don't listen to those who promise a lot, They usually don't deliver anything. Drive away your friends who betrayed you once, Who betrayed you once will betray you twice. And don’t look for love where there is no answer, There are two in love, there are no other plots.

He who has abandoned once will be abandoned, Even if not immediately, even much later, But the deed will be returned. Those who have not forgiven will not be forgiven, those who have deceived will be deceived, their deeds will not go anywhere. He who has made a low agreement will himself receive the same sentence. He who harbors evil will be rewarded with it. From goodness only goodness will be born. The future boomerangs, It gives everything that’s yours to you.
What a morning! Pour it, without hesitation, for me Whatever was left in the jug at the bottom from the night. Feel the beauty of this morning with your soul - Tomorrow you will become an insensitive stone in the wall.
That life is a market, don’t look for a friend there. That life is a bruise, don’t ask for medicine. Don’t change yourself - smile at people! But don’t look for people’s smiles.
An old man told me, and I will forever remember this phrase: Eyes that have never cried cannot be beautiful. A soul that has never suffered cannot be beautiful. And a person is beautiful only when he has a heart, and not a piece of metal.
To be beautiful does not mean to be born as such, After all, we can learn beauty. When a Person is beautiful in soul - What appearance can compare with it?
If you have a nook to live in - In our vile times - and a piece of bread, If you are not a servant to anyone, not a master - You are happy and truly high in spirit.
Don’t envy someone who is strong and rich. Sunset always follows dawn. Treat this short life, equal to a breath, as if it were given to you on loan.
We will never enter this world again, We will never meet our friends at the table. Catch every flying moment - You will never catch it later.
He who is beaten by life will achieve more. He who has eaten a pound of salt appreciates honey more. He who shed tears laughs sincerely. He who died knows that he lives!

You will say this life is one moment. Appreciate it, draw inspiration from it. As you spend it, so it will pass. Don’t forget: she is your creation.

No less true are the short statements of Omar Khayyam:

A man’s tongue is small, but how many lives he has ruined!
Live today, and yesterday and tomorrow are not so important in the earthly calendar.
Several apologies are less convincing than one.

Amazing Haruki Murakami Quotes

Japanese writer, author of many books translated into all languages of the world, Haruki Murakami does not impose his picture of the world on the reader. However, despite the difference in mentalities and lifestyles, quotes from his works have become catchphrases.

“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” (Norwegian Forest)
“The world is spacious, filled with amazing things and strange people” (Norwegian Wood)
“But if you think carefully, the conditions are the same for everyone. We are all fellow travelers on a faulty plane. Of course, there are lucky ones and there are unlucky ones. There are strong ones, and there are weak ones. There are rich and there are poor. But still, no one has such strength that it is out of the ordinary. Everyone is the same. Those who have something tremble in fear of losing it - and those who have nothing worry that it will never appear. Everyone is equal. And anyone who has managed to notice this should try to become at least a little stronger. At least just pretend, you know? In fact, there are no strong people anywhere - there are only those who pretend” (Listen to the song of the wind)

“Lies and silence are two grave sins that have grown especially rampant in modern human society. We really lie a lot - or remain silent.” (Listen to the song of the wind)
“Speaking frankly does not mean telling the truth.” (Sheep hunting)
“Each of us has enough talent to become the best at at least one thing. The only problem is how to dig it out within yourself. Those who do not understand how, rush back and forth for years and only dig themselves even deeper. Therefore, not everyone becomes the best. Many people simply bury themselves during their lifetime and are left with nothing.” (Wonderland without brakes)
“There are words that remain in the soul for a lifetime.” (South of the border, west of the sun)
“What is loneliness? It’s similar to the feeling that comes over you when on a rainy evening you stand near the mouth of a large river and watch for a long, long time how huge streams of water flow into the sea.” (My favorite satellite)
“You know, most people do not strive for freedom, but only think that they do. It's all an illusion. If you give them real freedom, they will simply go crazy. Just know that. In fact, people don’t want to be free.” (Kafka on the beach)
“The social system to which we belong tends to suppress the desire to achieve personal autonomy. To a greater or lesser extent, I feel this myself, and I think you undoubtedly experience it to some extent too. To put it more frankly, although you strive for a free lifestyle, putting forward your own life values, society will not allow you to achieve this. The protruding nail is hammered in." (Subway)
“A person who carefully preserves in his soul the emotional landscape of his youth, the living reflections of the flame of feelings that once burned him, will not grow old and will not harden over the years.” (Radio Murakami)
“So while you are young, fall in love and love with all your might to accumulate that precious soul reserve. Money and work are, of course, very important, but when else will you have time to admire the stars and frantically strum your guitar, and then frantically tune it? But this is so cool.” (Radio Murakami)

Aphorisms of worldly wisdom by Schopenhauer

The wise thoughts of the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer still resonate in the hearts of people today.

Placing undue value on the opinions of others is a universal prejudice; whether it is rooted in our nature or arose as a consequence of social life and civilization, in any case, it exerts an excessive influence on all our activities that is disastrous for our happiness; this influence is reflected in everything, starting with the fearful, slavish trepidation of “what they will say” and ending with Virgil plunging a dagger into his daughter’s heart; this same power forces one to sacrifice peace, wealth, health, even life for the sake of posthumous glory.
What a person means to himself, what accompanies him even in solitude and what cannot be given or taken away by anyone is obviously more significant for him than everything he owns and what he appears to other people.
Fate is cruel and people are pathetic. In a world arranged in this way, one who has a lot in himself is like a bright, cheerful, warm room, surrounded by the darkness and snow of a December night. Therefore, a high, rich individuality, and especially a broad mind, means the happiest destiny on earth, no matter how little brilliance there may be in it.
For the happiness of human life, the most essential thing is what a person has in himself.
When people come into close contact with each other, their behavior is reminiscent of porcupines trying to stay warm on a cold winter night. They are cold, they press against each other, but the more they do this, the more painfully they prick each other with their long needles. Forced to separate because of the pain of the injections, they come together again because of the cold, and so on all night long.
The female sex demands and expects from the male everything that it desires and needs; men demand from women, first of all and directly, only one thing.
A person loves and hates loneliness, i.e. society itself, depending on its internal value.
The average person is concerned with how to kill time, but the talented person strives to use it.

There is no peace for my soul

Long life quotes with meaning relate to what worries you most in life - it can be love, hate, kindness, anger and the meaning of life... Choose your statement:

Any life requires colorfulness, brightness, and eventfulness. Don’t deprive yourself of all this, even when you chronically don’t have enough time for anything.
The years fly by quickly, and we all put off the most important things for later, you shouldn’t do this anymore - put aside all the fuss and meaningless running around in circles - return to your true self.
The experience is enormous, but there is nowhere to apply it - after all, the train has left and the rails have been dismantled.
Everything in our lives is somehow untimely: while we were young, we wanted to travel and be free, but in fact we went to work every day; when we retired, we want to work in order to communicate with people in the team and feel significant, but we pensions are being cut.
Don't rush to live, life flies like an arrow anyway, so why rush? Savor every day and every moment, let everything bring pleasure.
Yes, the mirror treacherously reveals our age, but this does not bother our soul at all - it is still young and cheerful.
I am lucky in life to have wonderful people, only thanks to them I have become successful, self-sufficient and happy. And they say that they are lucky to have me.
It is impossible to stop time, it is unrealistic to go back to the past, all you have to do is seize every moment - no matter what it is, but this is your moment, your life in the present is built from it and others like it.
I learned to laugh in the face not only of problems and adversity, but also of ill-wishers who try to seem like my friends.
If you feel bad, laugh hard, if you feel good, laugh heartily and loudly.
Anger is a depressing state that harms the one who is angry, so let’s not be angry with anyone, and simply not notice evil people.
When life hits you over the head, consider it a massage that simply revives your brain.
I am ready to hold on without money in a state in which, indeed, there is no money, but in our country “there is no money, but you hold on” - this is the government’s contemptuous smile at a gullible and much tolerant people.
When problems attack and surround you, you need to break out of their ring in time - just forget about your problematic life and start building it differently.
We are free in our country, but only from money, yachts, millions, factories and ships, and so we are very dependent on everyone - from the employer to new decrees and government regulations.

Eastern wisdom about life

Sometimes one can only envy the philosophical attitude towards life in the East.

Lessons from the Chinese Sages

One of the most famous and authoritative Chinese philosophers, Lao Tzu, left his lessons of wisdom for the edification of his descendants:

be attentive to your thoughts: they are the beginning of actions;
if you measure your success by the measure of others' praise and blame, your anxiety will be endless;
the one who knows does not prove, the one who proves does not know;
don't search, otherwise you will lose. Seek not and you will find;
only he who has power can give it to others;
never judge a person until you have walked a long way in his shoes;
Be attentive to your thoughts: they are the beginning of actions.

It’s worth listening to Mo Tzu’s thoughts:

large and medium-sized rivers do not disdain to accept streams and mountain streams in order to fill themselves and thereby be great;
the one who has universal love for people, who does good for them, Heaven will certainly make him happy. And the one who does evil to people, deceives people, Heaven will certainly punish;
he who blasphemes others must offer something in return. Criticism without such suggestions is like trying to stop a flood with water or put out a fire with fire. There will be absolutely no use from it;
You can’t ask for happiness, you can’t avoid unhappiness if you yourself have acted badly or worked carelessly.

Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese figure, also left a “legacy” to his descendants:

only strong people have freedom;
knowing is difficult, acting is easy;
Trust is earned by many things and lost by only one.

Japanese proverbs

Japanese wisdom is worth listening to and choosing for yourself what your heart is drawn to.

Having gone through disasters and misfortune, you will meet a happy fate.
Sorrows have passed and God has been forgotten.
Just because winter has arrived does not mean that spring is far behind.
One kind word can warm three winter months.
Strangers come to feast, but our own people come to mourn.
It happens that a leaf sinks, but a stone floats.
Do everything you can, and leave the rest to fate.

It is interesting that most proverbs have analogues in Russian.

With warmth and sincerity

Long emotional quotes concern loved ones and are imbued with sensuality and love:

Always speak from your heart - even if it is the hard truth, it will help someone understand something.
It’s good that there are close people, even though they are far from you, but any call can gather them all in one place convenient for you.
It feels like you and I are sitting at the same table and talking, but in fact, on my table there is just a laptop and Skype turned on.
When I really miss my loved ones. I start calling everyone and dreaming about a future meeting.
My relatives and I are always in the same cage, and when someone falls out of it, everyone else starts sounding the alarm and looking, and they will definitely find it.
When they are waiting for you and believe that you will arrive soon, you will actually go there soon, no matter what problems beset you.
When I'm sad, I leaf through an old family album - everyone is smiling and still alive...
My close people are part of my life, I feel them from a distance, just like they feel me.
Don’t put off meeting your dear people until later, otherwise you may not have time, life is so unpredictable.
I always feel strong, because behind me there is a whole family and the people closest to me who will give everything for me.
And we were Octoberists, pioneers and Komsomol members, we tried to be honest and not let our friends down, we helped each other and did not leave each other in danger - this is how we were taught in the Soviet Union.
There is no need to come up with a national idea for the country; it should arise on its own in a normal country with human principles of life.
There is no way to live without love, friendship, affection, sincerity, aspirations and hopes - do all this to the fullest, do not spare your strength and energy.

Witty Quotes

But it has long been known that laughter prolongs life. Human psychology is such that funny, witty, caustic statements that shoot not in the eyebrow, but in the eye, are remembered faster and are quoted with pleasure in companies or personal accounts.

Sayings of great people

If we talk about great people whose witty phrases have gone down in history, then we cannot help but say about Albert Einstein:

there are only two infinite things: the Universe and stupidity. Although, I'm not sure about the Universe;
our situation on earth is truly amazing. Everyone appears on it for a short moment, without a clear goal, although some manage to come up with a goal. But from the point of view of everyday life, one thing is obvious: we live for other people - and most of all for those on whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends;
the game is one of the most effective ways to simplify your life. This is something we did as children, but we forgot to play as adults;
life is like driving a bicycle. To maintain balance, you must move;
I have learned to look upon death as an old debt that must be paid sooner or later;
we are all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it is stupid.

Bob Marley.

Living for the benefit of others.
Bob Marley The world's most famous reggae artist and freedom fighter, Bob Marley, lived with the awareness of God in himself and in people. Therefore, he lived not for himself or for himself, but for people. We can see this in his aphorism.

“My life is only important if I can help others. And if my life is only for myself and my safety, then why do I need it? My life is for people, no matter how many there are.”

Wise thoughts for every day

For life to bring joy, you need to look for positive moments in every day. Wise thoughts will help you find peace, confidence and good mood.

Happiness is not having what you want, but desiring what you have.
Success is the movement from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. (W. Churchill)
Instead of “I don’t have a job,” you need to think: “great, tomorrow I’m completely free,” instead of “I have no money,” “I even wonder how my guardian angels will get out this time,” instead of “oh, what’s wrong now?” will be me” - “it looks like I have secured an interesting life for myself in the coming years” (Max Frei)
What you can perceive calmly no longer controls you. (Confucius)

Appreciate this life

Long quotes about the meaning of life are written when a person thinks about whether he is living correctly and whether he is following the right path, then phrases can be like this:

Reflections on the meaning of life begin when you think about the transience of time.
When we waste our lives senselessly, it seems to us that it will never end, but this is not so.
To understand whether you are living correctly, you need to stop, catch your breath, calm down and start thinking.
Every person who comes into this world has his own purpose - have you found out why you came here?
Over the years, love for life increases, even for its unpleasant moments, for people even far from you, for events that you did not even expect - in general, the value of life increases by a multiple of age.
Over the years, you understand that your main wealth is not cars and apartments, but kindness, decency, loyalty, compassion with which you should surround the people dearest to you.
We just grew up, and already the child was born, before we became a parent, our grandchildren appeared, we just got used to the role of a grandfather, and already old age is right there.
When you think about the transience of life, you begin to try harder to improve today.